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1951 Gibson BR-9 Amp & Steel Set
$1,895.00 CAD
(USD $1,421.25)
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Making its debut in the summer of 1947, Gibson's BR-9 was a student-level solidbody Hawaiian guitar that quickly became the company's best-selling lap steel. The first BR-9 steels featured a gloss ivory finish with Cremona brown appointments and were outfitted with a single P-90 pickup with non-adjustable pole pieces. The P-90 pickup was updated in 1951 to the adjustable pole piece variant, and the gloss ivory was abandoned for a textured off-white finish in 1954.
This BR-9 steel is one of nearly 1500 to have shipped in 1951, but as it was made early in that year, it features the non-adjustable pole-piece variant of the P-90 pickup. The instrument is in wonderful condition and is paired with an equally clean matching Gibson BR-9 amplifier. While the BR-9 lap steel is far from rare, it is certainly uncommon for us to come across a first-version amp and steel set. The steel is all original, apart from its replacement jack plate.
Gibson’s BR-9 amplifier features an 8" speaker and roughly 10 watts of power. The original Rola field-coil speaker is dated to the 50th week of 1950, suggesting an early '51 completion, just like the steel. Recently serviced by Toronto's Dom Tantalo, this amplifier works perfectly and sounds great.
With its very clean original case, this Gibson BR-9 amp and steel set is an incredibly handsome package.
This BR-9 steel is one of nearly 1500 to have shipped in 1951, but as it was made early in that year, it features the non-adjustable pole-piece variant of the P-90 pickup. The instrument is in wonderful condition and is paired with an equally clean matching Gibson BR-9 amplifier. While the BR-9 lap steel is far from rare, it is certainly uncommon for us to come across a first-version amp and steel set. The steel is all original, apart from its replacement jack plate.
Gibson’s BR-9 amplifier features an 8" speaker and roughly 10 watts of power. The original Rola field-coil speaker is dated to the 50th week of 1950, suggesting an early '51 completion, just like the steel. Recently serviced by Toronto's Dom Tantalo, this amplifier works perfectly and sounds great.
With its very clean original case, this Gibson BR-9 amp and steel set is an incredibly handsome package.